rocketfootball Wrote:Great statement by the MAC tonight!
What statement is that? That every squirrel finds a nut every now and then?
I will give you credit, the MAC surprised a few teams today. But before you get all emotional about it, allow me to point out a few things.....
First, none of these games really surprised me. Marshall went into Manhattan and beat a team that is grossly overrated every year. Good win for Marshall, but not really a shock.
NIU goes into T'loosa and beats a probation-plagued Alabama team, whose coach basically got thrust into the coaching job just weeks before the season started.
And Toledo beat Pitt? Big deal. Pitt is nothing more than a mid-pac team in a mediocre conference. You threw that game in there like Toledo had beaten Oklahoma or Miami or something. Oklahoma and Miami, Pitt is certainly not.
And we are bragging about a loss? BG plays OSU tough....ooooooh! Great job. Yeah, we lost but dammit we played tough. :laugh: A loss is a loss. Get over it.
My guess is that these teams won today because their opponents simply overlooked them. MAC teams are easy to overlook. I will give you this much, if the MAC teams keep "surprising" the bigger boys like they did today, then they will eventually catch an eye and they won't be overlooked anymore. But, as it stands, the MAC is still the MAC and today was simply a fluke of the favorites thinking they didn't have to play. Not trying to be a wet blanket, just pointing out facts. But by MAC standards, it was certainly a great day for y'all.